NDLI: The Freshman 15: is it real?

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Mihalopoulos, Nicole L. Auinger, Peggy Klein, Jonathan D.
Spatial Coverage	United States
Description	Country affiliation: United States Author Affiliation: Mihalopoulos NL ( Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA. nicole.mihalopoulos@hsc.utah.edu)
Abstract	OBJECTIVE: The belief that college students gain 15 lbs during freshman year is widespread, yet the evidence for this is limited. The authors aimed to determine whether college students gain weight during freshman year. PARTICIPANTS: The authors studied unmarried freshmen living on-campus at a private university in the northeastern United States. METHODS: The authors used an online survey to collect information about social behaviors and weight. RESULTS: The authors observed an average weight gain of 2.7 lbs. About half of the students gained weight, and 15% lost weight. Men gained more weight than did women. CONCLUSIONS: Freshman weight gain was 5.5 times greater than that experienced by the general population.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	07448481
e-ISSN	19403208
DOI	10.3200/JACH.56.5.531-534
Journal	Journal of American College Health
Issue Number	5
Volume Number	56
Language	English
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Publisher Date	2008-03-01
Publisher Place	United States
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Discipline Health Services Research Statistics & Numerical Data Weight Gain Adolescent Body Mass Index Sex Factors Research Support, N.i.h., Extramural Research Support, U.s. Gov't, P.h.s.
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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